EdTech Europe 2015 [Track 3]: [EDGE], ([Don Burton], [Managing Partner])

1. APPLY BY JUNE 25

2. Mission
Establish New York City as
the global hub for education technology
Create, launch, and accelerate
early stage education technology companies

3. 13
WEEKS
10
TEAMS
170K
FUNDING PER TEAM
$150
MENTORS
EDGE EdTech Accelerator

4. Don Burton
Serial Edtech Entrepreneur
10X Exit to Kaplan
Jonathan D. Harber
CEO, Pearson K12 Technology
CEO, Schoolnet (acquired by Pearson)
CEO, NewKidCo (acquired by SoftQuad)
CEO, Diva (acquired by Avid)
Ash Kaluarachchi
2X Edtech Accelerator Founder
Ops Advisor to 6X International
Accelerators

5. 150+ Education Mentors
CEOs/Founders of the most successful edtech startups
Active edtech venture capitalists and angel investors
Leaders of the largest educational publishers
Former members from the Department of Education
Technology enablers
Functional specialists from the largest tech giants and education policy experts
www.edgeedtech.com/mentors/

6. Graduates of Program Managed by the EDGE Team
Companies have raised over $35 Million

7. EDGE knows edtech
Thousands of connections
in mentor, angel, and VC network
40+ years
Experience building edtech businesses
Limitless
biz dev opportunities
Instant street cred
helps you rise above the clutter

8. EDGE knows building companies
Organizational Capability
Vision, Team Dynamics, Internal Systems
Product Capability
Scalable Tech, Lean Development
Fundraising
Pitching, Board Management
Customer Capability
Customer Validation, User Acquisition

9. EDGE + New York = Access
100K+ educators
k-12, post-secondary, private, community
strategic partners
govt, publishers, brands, corporations,
design, tech
B2C / B2B / B2I
distribution channels
2 Million+
active students

10. Timeline
June 25
APPLICATIONS CLOSE
July 30
FINALISTS NOTIFIED
Sep 14
PROGRAM BEGINS
Dec 10
EDGE EDUCATION DAY

11. WHO CAN APPLY?

12. WHERE WILL YOU BE?
20,000 sq ft of the coolest startup space in New York City

13. www.edgeedtech.com/contact/
APPLY BY JUNE 25
Contact Us
bit.ly/ApplyEDGE2015